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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 6, 1998 Minutes to be Approved COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN S-EMINOLE COUNTY MEETING MINUTES January 6, 1999 The Council of Local Governments in Seminole County held a meeting on Wednesday. January 6, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. at Seminole County Public Schools' Educationa\ Support Center, 400 East Lake Mary Boulevard, Sanford, Florida. 1. Call to Order at 7: 18 p.m. by Chairman Gennell. A moment of silent prayer was held. 2. Roll Call- The following members were in attendance: . City of Altarnante Springs, Commissioner Eddie Rose . City of Lake Mary, Commissioner Gary Brender . City of Oviedo. Councilman Tom Hagood . City of Sanford. Commissioner Brady Lessard . City of Winter Springs, Commissioner Cindy Gennell . Seminole Community College, Interim Vice President Stephen Wright . Seminole County Government, Commissioner Daryl McLain . Seminole County Public Schools. Board Member Diane Bauer Also present were: . City of Sanford, Mayor Larry Dale . Richard Gennell, Citizen . Seminole County Public Schools, Superintendent Paul Hagerty Those members who were not in attendance were: . City of Casselberry, Commissioner AI Clark City of Casselberry, Linda Hart . City of Longwood, Commissioner Ron Sargent 3. Approval of December 2, 1998 Minutes: Chairman Gennell asked if there were any corrections/revisions to the December 2, 1998 minutes. There were none. Chairman Gennell stated that, without objection, the minutes would be approved. The minutes were approved by unanimous consent of the members. 4. Treasurer's Report: Commissioner Gary Brender. Treasurer, reported that the balance was $678.87. The members unanimously accepted the Treasurer's Report as presented. 5. Election of Chairperson: Councilman Hagood nomInated Commissioner Gennell as chairperson. Dr. Wright seconded the nomination. No further nominations were made. Councilman Hagood moved to close nominations. Commissloner Brender seconded the motion. The motion to close nominations passed unanimously. Commissioner Gennell was elected as chairperson by a unanImous vote of the members. Council of Local Governments in Seminole County January 6, 1999 meeting minutes Page 2 6. Election of Treasurer: Councilman Hagood recommended that. Commissioner Brender be retained as treasurer. Chairman Gennell seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 7. Program A: Update on the Conference Center & Airport. presented by Mayor Larry Dale, City of Sanford Conference Center - Mayor Dale informed the members that Seminole County, approximately three years ago, appointed a committee to research and review the feasibility of building a convention center in SemInole County. Ultimately. the oommittee suggested three possibilities; one being a 67,000 square foot conference center in conjunction with a full service hotel. The county then requested proposals from private developers. One developer, interested in building a hotel at the airport. also became interested in developing the laKe front in Sanford. The Sanford City Commission queried various citi2en advisory groups about the development of the lake front and all responses were favorable. Seminole County voted four to one in favor of building a conference center at the Fort Melon site In Sanford. The Sanford Commission just adopted the Comprehensive Plan. The development's referendum passed by a 10 point margin. The City of Sanford and Seminole County Government is proceeding with the building of the Regional Seminole County Conference Center. The County has agreed to commit TDC funding to the publiC portion of the financing, the eRA has agreed to commit funding to the public portion of the financing, and the City has agreed to commit land to the public portion of the financing. Approximatel.y 3/4 of the project is being privately funded. Various permits are being applied for. Engineering, environmental, and traffic concerns need to be addressed. The "midge" problem Is being controlled and the cost of control will be an annual budgetary requirement. The hotel will be privately owned and the conference center will be owned by Seminole County. An interlocal agreement pertaining to the use of the conference facility will be developed. Mayor Dale also discussed the sea wall and plans for repairing and enhancing it. Lastly, there was discussion regarding traffic control and road Improvements in downtown Sanford. Airport - Sanford and Seminole County have an asset that is coveted by many counties. The facility is capable of being a regionally significant international airport and an economIc chain for all of Seminole County. The FHA requires that profits from the airport must be reinvested in the airport. The Sanford Airport Authority is comprised of a wide variety of community representatives including the TOe, various cities, and the County. The airport was designed for 500,000 passengers; this past year there were close to 1.3 million passengers, There are many growth problems. Many projects are in planning/progress including a new taxi way, expansion of the east west run way. and a new hangar for the Sheriffs Office's helicopters. Dlscussion followed regarding air flight paths and flight noise. 8. Program B: Light Rail Presentation Removed from the agenda and rescheduled to a later date. Although not formally on the agenda, Chairman Gennefl discussed addressing the legislative delegation in reference to the fire pension mandate. She needs to know Council of Local Governments In Seminole County January 6, 1999 meeting minutes Page 3 how muoh the fire pension plan is going to cost each city. Cities who have not submitted the requested information will do so ASAP. 9. Program C: Program Scheduling . February, Winter Springs - Tourist Development Commissioner presented by Jack Wert . March, Altamonte Springs - 2012 Olympics . April, Casselberry - program to be determined . May, Lake Mary - Overview of downtown redevelopment . June, Longwood - program to be determined . July - no meeting II August - no meeting .. September, Oviedo/See - Update on see's Oviedo Campus and 1-4 Missing Link II October, Sanford - The Responsibilities of Leadership . November, Seminole County - Courthouse Update II December, Seminole County Public Schools - Lightrail . January, Winter Springs - Program Scheduling 10. Reports from Members; . Seminole County Commission representative Daryl McLain did not submit a report. II Seminole County School Board representative Diane Bauer reported that the School Board named its newest facility Lawton M. Chiles Middle School. II Altarnonte Springs representative Eddie Rose reported that their Christmas Santa ride was successful. The Altamonte City Commission has assumed the responsibilities of their eRA. Lastly, Commissioner Rose discussed a rendering of the new 20 story building that will be built on Central Blvd. and 1-4. II Lake Mary representative Gary Brender informed the members that the 601 building in Heathrow was approved (180,000 square foot building) just north of AM. Hignwood Properties. developer, is going to be taking the corner of 46A and Rinehart Road (36-38 acre parcel) to develop 280,000 square feet of office space and a hotel with a small conference center. Siemens-Stromberg will sell -100 acres for the development of an office park. . Oviedo representative Tam Hagood discussed the grand opening (January 26) of the Thespian Seminary. . Sanford representative Brady Lessard anticipates that Sanford will be named as one of the top ten communities to live in Central Florida. Jano Paulucci has donated a functional Model T to the city's DAR.E. program. Commissioner Lessard stated that Tony VanDerWorp, new City Manager, is doing a fantastic job. Millage rate will come down thIS year; garbage has been privatized. . Winter Springs representative Cindy Gennell reported that their CIty Manager resigned to accept a position with the City of Longwood. The Commission selected Welbrough Development Company to develop Winter Spring's town center. The Commission also contracted with a traffic control company to address various problems with the older section of Winter Springs. SemInole Community College representative Stephen Wright discussBd the groundbreal<ing of see's Oviedo campus. He discussed a multi-media program that \s being developed. The meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m.